This picture of President Obama
was taken at a campaign office in Florida right after he realized he
had dialed the wrong number. "Hi is this Ann? Hi, is this Ann? Oh, I'm
sorry, I must have the wrong number," he said. I wonder if the person on
the other end recognized his voice.

Stuart Milk, nephew of slain activist Harvey Milk, wrote a piece in The Advocate called "The Only Choice in this Election When You're Jewish and Gay". You should read it.

GOP Minnesota Senate staffer Bob Koss was fired after harassing fellow Republican Rep. John Kriesel's appearance in a pro-marriage equality advert. "Just saw the @johnkriesel gay
marriage ad. Really glad the RINO [Republican In
Name Only] will be leaving the legislature. #mnleg & good
riddance," he tweeted at Kriesel, a veteran who lost both legs in Iraq.

New York and New Jersey are still coping with a gas shortage post-Sandy.

On reality television and LGBT people: "Although it is routinely dismissed as trash, the reality genre has
developed a reputation for diversity that scripted television hasn't
been able to match, especially when it comes to the inclusion of gays
and lesbians. This consistent and constantly growing — if not always
flattering — representation across nearly all networks has helped
humanize gay people for mainstream America, according to gay rights
organizations."

Gay Pakistanis are starting to peer out of the closet. From The NY Times: "The group is invitation only, by word of mouth. Members communicate
through an e-mail list and are careful not to jeopardize the location of
their meetings. One room is reserved for 'crisis situations,' when
someone may need a place to hide, most often from her own family. This
is their safe space — a support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender Pakistanis."

Vice President Joe Biden says GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney loves the end of Daylight Savings Time tonight because "he gets to turn the clock back". "He wants to turn back that clock so desperately -- this time he can
really do it, tonight it happens. I'm going to get in
trouble, but I tell you, man," said Biden in Colorado.

The debate over marriage equality in Minnesota is pitting Catholic against Catholic. "As Minnesota's gay marriage vote draws near, the divide between Minnesota's Catholic hierarchy and some churchgoers gets starker. Minnesota's Roman Catholic Church has donated heavily in support of the proposed ban and called on members to support it, leaving gay-friendly Catholics in an increasingly tough position," reports Patrick Condon.

...Voters should also know that Massachusetts is not, in fact, teaching children to read, write, and have same-sex marriages. In 2006, a teacher in Lexington did read second-graders a book about a prince who marries another prince. But it wasn’t a regular subject... And the books had previously been made available for parents’ review. Not surprisingly, the scary ads omit these details.

The Lexington litigation was highly unusual, and the scores of other school districts in the state simply haven’t been convulsed with controversy about same-sex marriage. That’s not to say the issue never arises; children increasingly have peers whose parents are married to adults of the same sex, and they’re bound to ask questions. But it’s noteworthy that the one case of pro-gay indoctrination that marriage opponents regularly cite is more than half a decade old — and misleading to boot.

The anti-gay National Organization for Marriage has been funneling loads of dough to help the conservative Minnesota for Marriage and write homophobic discrimination into the state's constitution. And they seem intent on spending that money before next week's election, because the group today released an ad, "Broken Promises," in which they make one final, desperate push to convince voters that not passing the amendment will destroy religious liberties and gay-ify public education and all sorts of other terrible things.

UPDATE: I was wrong. This ad is not their final ad. They put out another, which I've also included AFTER THE JUMP. It's YouTube description claims, "Minnesotans can respect gays and lesbians, but they don't need to change the definition of marriage to do so."

Cher and Kathy Griffin have always been devout, unwavering LGBT allies. But their activism, as everyone's should, extends into other, related realms, like the Republican Party and their presidential nominee Mitt Romney's archaic efforts to overturn women's rights, including access to run-of-the-mill health care at placed like Planned Parenthood.

In a video included AFTER THE JUMP, the divas tell it like it is to remind voters that Romney and company aren't just against LGBT equality, but are against women, as well.